Brassiere corset



p 2, 1930- M. R. LEMERClER-STROCKER 1,774,

BRAssIERE CORSET Filed Oct. 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l p 1930. M. R. LEMERClER-STROCKER 1,774,574

BRASSIERE CORSET Filed Oct. 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 2, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BBASSIERE CORSET Application filed October 25, 1929. Serial No. 402,395. 1

My invention relates to a brassiere corset which will hold the figure of the wearer in a graceful, firm, and slender outline, which will support the bust, waist, hips and ab 5 domen with a minimum of restraint, and stiffness, one which will follow every move of the figure, and yet restrain it in a graceful outline, without bunching or ridges at any place.

To accomplish the above, the objects of my invention are: I

To provide a corset with stays that break at the natural places of movement of the body, at the waist, hips and back, and that yet hold the middle trunk in a pleasing outline;

to provide a firm bust support that w ll not give or stretch at the front or sides; to provide a very low back for the corset, extend-K ing nearly to the waist line, along with this firm bust support; to provide an inside waist band that will not stretch, but which will bothhold the waist firm and allow the greatest freedom of movement and comfort, and ailow, the corset to keep a straight outline; to

provide a firm abdominal support, and hipsupport, and to so attach the lower side part of the garment to the back and front of the garment as to allow for freedom of move-' ment around the hips, and ease in sitting down. p

Other objects and advantages of my nvention will more particularly appear from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the front and right side of my new corset.- Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the back and left side thereof. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, with the garment partly unfastened Fig. 4 is a view of the inside of the garment, the garment being opened out flat.

In the drawings similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The garment is designed to extend low, around the hips of the'wearer, and is composed of an inner'front gore, 1, an outer front gore, 9, side gores 2, 3, 7 and 8, and back gores 4, 5'and 6. T 1

Front gores 1 and 9 have corresponding lower edges to'permit greater ease to the garment.

wearer in sitting down. Inner front gore 1 has hooks 12, fastening in eyes 13, under a strip of soft material '14, on the side of the garment next vto gore 9. These hooks and eyes form a positive oining means, and the strip 14 prevents their contact with the body of the wearer. Front gore 1 extends above the bust line, to positively support the wearer, and it extends snugly around the abdomen, to support that part of the body. It further has stays 15 therein extending from a little above the waist to the hip line to further support theabdomen and to prevent ridging when the wearer sits down, but to allow ease of movement at the same time. A section of belt likewise extends across this member and gores 4 and 6 to give added strength around the waist, and to prevent stretching of the Front gore 9 is a little larger than front gore 1, to smoothly cover gore 1, but not to bear the same strain as gore l, and it therefore retains itsv smoothness. It fastens. over gore 1 with snap fasteners, 16 and 17, one element of which 16 are on gore 9, as in Fig. i, and the other element of which 17, J

are on the farside of gore 1,cas in Fig. 3.

' Gore 9 has an intermediate lace or porous section, 18, of considerable strength, to further support the bust, and an upper, thinner, 7 lace or porous section, 19, to cover the wearer, and which is quite porous,'f0r' coolness.

Side brassiere sections 20, are likewise of strong lace or porous material to hold the up per, or brassi'ere, sections of gore l and lace section 18 above gore 9. The warp of the weave of these sections 20 is parallel to the upper edge of the sections as at 35, so that they will stretch as 'littlefas possible, and

therefore, positively supportthe; bust. Across these sections 20, are very soft stays,

21, substantially perpendicular to the upper edge of thesections, but diagonal to the wearer. These stays not only support the wearer, but also sections 20, so that'these sec tions may always remain smooth, and not break with the bending of the body. insets of elastic material 10 and 11'}at their sewed together at their inner edges, and they there enclose stays, 22, which run from the waist line to the hip line, thus firmly supporting the middle trunk and allowing absolute freedom of movement. The warp of the weave of these gores 2, 3, 7 and 8 is parallel to the waist line as at 36, to as nearly as possible prevent stretching of the side gores. Above these side gores, and below sections 20, are sections :23, of the regular corset material, as are also all the gores except 5, and the warp of the Weave of these sections 23 is also parallel to the waist line as at 37 to further prevent stretching.

To further prevent stretching at the sides,

and to keep a smooth side outline, inside side belts 2st, of fair width, are placed at the waist line, and in these belts are stays 25, substantially parallel to stays 21, and some of which overlap stays 21 and stays 22. These separate overlappingstays both support firmly and allow freedom {of movement. These belts are sewed to the corset only at their ends, in order not to disturb the lines of the corset proper.

To each side of the side sections, elastic shoulder straps 26, 26 are fast, to hold the garmentup on the wearer.

Between gores 1 and 2 and 9 and 8 are short stays, 27, beginning at the waist line and stopping at the hip line. Likewise between gores 3 andel and 6 and 7 are stays, 28, extending from the top of the garment to the hip line, these stays recover the shape du'e to breaking adjacent stays 29 at the waist line, as described below.

In back gores 4 and 6 are stays 29, 29, extending from the hip line to the top of the garment, and which are broken at the waist line, as at 30, to allow freedom of movement. The garment has very low back, so the upper parts of stays 29 are quiteshort. In the back center of the garment, a gore of elastic 5, is inserted, for comfort and to allow for some expansion of the garment. This gore ex- ..tends the length of the garment. Around the top of the sides and back of the garment, a smooth edging 81 passes, to give finished upper edge to the garment.

Below gores 2, 8, 7 and 8, are elastic sections 32, surrounding the hips of the wearer. These sections have darts 33 therein. serving to mold the wearers hips, which do not extend to the bottom of the sections, and therefore do not weaken the bottom of the sections. The sections are cut on anirregular line at the top, in order not to have thegores 2, 3, 7 and 8, form a binding or cutting line around the wearer, and these sections join the side gores at the front gores low, so that the side gores may serve positively to support the abdomen, and they oin the sidev acres at the back gores high, to allow greater freedom of movement. The elastic side sections are shallow in front and deep in back,

and the adjoining front and back gores are smooth,

correspondingly short and long to allow the wearer freedom in sitting down.

The bottom of the garment has thereon a flounce S4, of lace or other material and garters 35.

Thus the wearer may be held evenly and comfortably, and have the desired support along with theminimum of restraint in either feeling or movement, also the outline of the figure of the wearer is always smooth and straight.

Depending on the size of the garment, more, or fewer, gores and stays could be used, and manychanges couldbe made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing, from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing its material ad vantages, the form hereinbefore described be ing merely a preferred embodiment thereof,

and I contemplate the ennploy nent of any devices that are within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a brassire corset a corsetportion comprising, a front gore, a plurality of side and back gores, a frontporous brassiere section above said front gore, said back gores terminating, at the top, just above the waist line, side porous brassiere sections attached to said front brassiere section and the top edges of which slope down to, and are attached to said back gores, the warp of the weave of said side brassiere sections being parallel to the topedges of said sections.

2. In a brassiere corset, a corset portion comprising, a front gore, a plurality of side and back gores, a front brassiere section above said front gore, said back gores terminating, at the top, just above the waist line, side brassiere section s attache'd to said front brassiere section and the top of which slope down to and are attached to said back gores,

stays in said side brassicre scctionssubstantially perpendicular to the upper edges thereof, side belts attached to saidfront and back gores at the waist line, a plurality of stays therein substantially parallel to said first named stays, and stays in said side gores extending from the waist line to the hip line,

said last named stays being overlapped by said side belt stays.

3. In a corset, a frontgore, a plurality of back and inelastic side gores, saidfront gore and said back gores extending Well over the lower trunk of the wearer, elastic side sections beingconnected across their width at their upper edges to said side sections, gores well below the waist line, and being connected to said front gore and said back gores, to the front gore well: belowthe hip line and to the back goreswell above the hip line, a

downwardly pointed dart being in the upper part only of said elastic sidesections ,to insure a snug fit around the hipsof the wearer, and to maintain a strong lower elastic edge.

4. In a brassiere corset, a plurality of side and back gores, an inner inelastic and an outer front gore, the former fastening to the inside edge of the latter and the latter overlapping and fastening to the outside edge of the former, said inner front gore extending above the bust line and said outer front gore have above it, a porous brassire portion.

5. In a corset, a front gore, a plurality of back and inelastic side gores, said front gore and said back gores extending well over the lower trunk of the wearer, said side gores extending well below the waist line and be ing there connected at their lower edge across their width to elastic side sections which are also connected to said front gore and said back gores, to the front gore well below the hip line and to the back gores well above the hip line, to both support the abdomen and give flexibility of movement to the wearer, said elastic side sections being shallow in front and deep in back.

6. In a brassiere corset, a corset portion comprising, a front gore, a plurality of side and back gores, a front brassiere section above said front gore, side brassiere sections attached to said front brassiere section and said back gores, stays in said side gores beginning at and extending from the waist line to the hip line, side belts free from said side gores intermediate their ends and at their ends attached to said front and back gores at the Waist line, a plurality of diagonally placed stays in said side belts overlapping said first named stays.

7. In a brassiere corset, a corset portion comprising, inelastic front and back gores, circumferentially, substantially unstretchable side gores directly connecting said front and back gores and extending well below the waist line, a front porous brassiere section above said front gore, inelastic side porous brassiere sections attached to said front brassiere section and said back gores, and said back gores having a central elastic gore therebetween, and extending the length of the garment.

MARTHE R. LEMERCIER STROCKER. 

